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A legal theory for autonomous artificial agents /

"An extraordinarily good synthesis from an amazing range of philosophical, legal, and technological sources ... the book will appeal to legal academics and students, lawyers involved in e-commerce and cyberspace legal issues, technologists, moral philosophers, and intelligent lay readers intere...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chopra, Samir
Otros Autores: White, Laurence F., 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, c2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"An extraordinarily good synthesis from an amazing range of philosophical, legal, and technological sources ... the book will appeal to legal academics and students, lawyers involved in e-commerce and cyberspace legal issues, technologists, moral philosophers, and intelligent lay readers interested in high tech issues, privacy, [and] robotics."--Kevin Ashley, University of Pittsburgh School of Law As corporations and government agencies replace human employees with online customer service and automated phone systems, we become accustomed to doing business with nonhuman agents. If artificial intelligence (AI) technology advances as today's leading researchers predict, these agents may soon function with such limited human input that they appear to act independently. When they achieve that level of autonomy, what legal status should they have? Samir Chopra and Laurence F. White present a carefully reasoned discussion of how existing philosophy and legal theory can accommodate increasingly sophisticated AI technology. Arguing for the legal personhood of an artificial agent, the authors discuss what it means to say it has "knowledge" and the ability to make a decision. They consider key questions such as who must take responsibility for an agent's actions, whom the agent serves, and whether it could face a conflict of interest.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-241) and index.
ISBN:0472026763
9780472026760
9786613244543
6613244546